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The Tavern
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57 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
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  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    Foote pulls off a daring and unexpected finish for The Tavern that takes it to a rigorous, uncompromising level.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    75
    A worthwhile choice in a crowded marketplace.
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  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    75
    A steadily engaging and winningly humane film that loves its characters.
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  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Van Gelder
    70
    Astringent and unsentimental, it is a case study of losing, its clear eye focused unwaveringly on the realities of commerce and kinship.
  5. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    63
    Won't change the world, but thanks to its casual intimacy, it was a risk worth taking.
  6. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: David Chute
    60
    Although on the surface this is a modest comedy about the Catch-22 frustrations of the restaurant game (arcane insurance laws, backstabbing chefs), it is also a movie of some psychological depth, thanks to the understated precision of Dye's deep-welled performance.
  7. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    50
    Though rife with incidental plot holes, Foote's movie feels right even when nothing important is happening...which is much of the time.
  8. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    35
    The narrative disjointedness is not at all relieved by confusing editing, an uncertain tone, and a dragging pace that makes the film a progressively dreary experience.
  9. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Frank Lovece
    20
    A lovely soundtrack by Irish balladeers the Saw Doctors can't make up for the rest of this belabored labor of love.
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. S.w.M.
    9
    A tour de force since the director and producer did this film in their minimal "spare time." Foote chose reality over fantasy, which is admirable. Every man I've met who has seen it adores it. (not that some women do too). It's the other spectrum of the Chick Flick (again, this not mean it's misogynist by any means. Foote's debut as a writer is admirable; his debut as a director and editor is formidable. He is one of those rare few who has the prospect as a consistently fine filmmaker.… Full Review »
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